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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 293, NWS Wichita, KS

September 3, 2025McPherson County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 3, 2025, 6:06 PM CDT for McPherson County, Kansas. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Sep 3, 2025, 6:06 PM CDT (23:06 UTC)
Expired: Sep 3, 2025, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Destructive
Hail: 2.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County McPherson County, KS

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 3, 5:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 3, 2:05 PM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute earlier. Its key messages:

Strong to severe storms will affect the region for late this afternoon and evening(a few storms could produce damaging winds and significant size hail over 2 inches)
Another round of showers and storms is expected for Thursday night into Friday morning with a few strong storms possible
Dry weather with cooler below normal temperatures will be in store for the weekend and next week

Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 2:05 PM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Wichita KS
205 PM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Strong to severe storms will affect the region for late this
afternoon and evening(a few storms could produce damaging winds and
significant size hail over 2 inches)

- Another round of showers and storms is expected for Thursday night
into Friday morning with a few strong storms possible

- Dry weather with cooler below normal temperatures will be in
  store for the weekend and next week

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 151 PM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Latest analysis shows a cold front surging southward from
southern Nebraska into northern Kansas. Thunderstorms will
begin to develop along the front mainly after 4pm across central
and northeast Kansas, then spread southward through the evening
hours. The ingredients of modest MLCAPE, steep mid-level lapse
rates, and favorable elongated directional wind shear profile
aloft favors large hail with significant size hail over 2
inches possible. Also of note is decent DCAPE over central
Kansas which promotes possible damaging winds of 60 to 70mph.
The storms should begin to decrease after sunset with loss of
daytime heating.

Dry weather to follow on Thursday as surface high pressure builds
over the region. Meanwhile a second cold front will surge southward
across Kansas for Thursday night into Friday morning with a more
noticeable cool down. Showers and storms will accompany the front
with some potential for a few strong/marginally severe storms to
produce up to quarter size hail. The key will be on magnitude of
elevated instability present which will predicate updraft
strength/hail size. Otherwise it will be a cooler fall-like start on
Saturday morning with lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. The upper
level pattern will transition from a northwest flow regime to an
upper level ridge amplifying over the central plain heading into next
week. This will result in a dry weather pattern for Sunday through
middle of next week with a gradual rise to daytime highs but still
below normal for early September.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/...
Issued at 1213 PM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Widely scattered storms this afternoon and evening, especially
along and east of the I-135 corridor.

As of 1720Z this afternoon, VFR conditions dominated the region.
However, after 21Z, chances for widely scattered showers and
storms will increase across portions of central and eastern
Kansas as a cold front sinks into the area. Conditions are
favorable for strong to severe storms across the area with large
hail being the primary concern. However, there is a chance for
wind gusts up to 50 knots along with a very low tornado risk.
Showers and storms will progress from northwest to southeast
throughout the evening and nighttime hours, and chances should
come to an end after 05Z. VFR conditions should gradually return
overnight into early Thursday morning.

The cold front will also bring a wind shift across the area.
Prior to frontal passage, winds will be generally under 10 knots
out of the west or southwest. After frontal passage, north to
northeast winds will initially be breezy with gusts around 20
to 25 knots possible, then decrease overnight into Thursday
morning.

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

&&

DISCUSSION...CDJ
AVIATION...JC

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 3, 3:40 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	ICT	Butler, Chase, Cowley, Harper, Harvey, Kingman and 5 more	4 hr
Sep 3, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Saline	64 min
Sep 3, 5:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	McPherson	57 min
Sep 3, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ICT	Marion	46 min
Sep 3, 6:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	ICT	McPherson	66 min
Sep 3, 6:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ICT	Harvey	67 min
Sep 3, 6:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	ICT	Harvey	49 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.